Good morning and welcome to another edition of our early morning linkfest.  Tell us what you think.

Oil prices spike overnight.  (FT Alpahville, Pragmatic Capitalism)

Oil is going up.  Just don’t expect oil ETFs to track WTI.  (Reuters)

How are some alternative energy stocks faring these days?  (Dragonfly Capital)

Natural gas stocks are catching a bid on the back of higher oil prices.  (ZorTrades)

There is less spare oil capacity than commonly thought.  (Gregor Macdonald also FT Alphaville)

How big is the oil shock and what effect will it have on the economy?  (Gavyn Davies, Econbrowser)

Trucking, for now, remains in a healthy recovery.  (Calculated Risk)

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